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The Lame Pigeon (Spanish: El palomo cojo) is a 1995 Spanish drama film written and directed by Jaime de Armiñán, based on the eponymous novel by Eduardo Mendicutti published in 1991. It stars María Barranco, Francisco Rabal, Carmen Maura and Miguel Ángel Muñoz. It is a coming of age story of a ten-year-old boy sent to the house of his maternal grandparents, which is full of eccentric characters. The boy has to deal with the realization of his sexual identity. The title makes reference to the analogy of a lame pigeon with homosexuality. The film is an exploration of class and sexual identity in Andalusia, Spain, in the 1950s.
Original Release
10/06/1995
Cast
Name | Character |
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Maria Barranco | Mari |
Francisco Rabal | Tío |
Carmen Maura | Tía |
Joaquín Kremel | Tío |
Valeriano Andrés | Abuelo |
Miguel Ángel Muñoz | Felipe |
María Massip | Tía |
María Galiana | Abuela |
Tomás Zori | Bisabuela |
Asunción Balaguer | Tata Caridad |
Directors
Writers
Jaime de Armiñán, Eduardo Mendicutti
Cast
Name | Character |
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Maria Barranco | Mari |
Francisco Rabal | Tío |
Carmen Maura | Tía |
Joaquín Kremel | Tío |
Valeriano Andrés | Abuelo |
Miguel Ángel Muñoz | Felipe |
María Massip | Tía |
María Galiana | Abuela |
Tomás Zori | Bisabuela |
Asunción Balaguer | Tata Caridad |
Ana Torrent | Adoración |
Amparo Baro | Reglita |
Concha Rabal | Pescadera |
Idilio Cardoso | Ose |
Paco De Osca | Cura |
Pedro Álvarez-Ossorio | |
Paolo Stella | Luiyi |
Manolo Caro | Novio 1º |
Pepe Alcázar | Novio 2º |
Gloria de Jesús | Encarna |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Luis Méndez | Producer |